Students at the University of Oxford will now use jazz hands instead of applause as a way to be more inclusive of students who have sensory or anxiety disorders that may become uneasy by the noise clapping makes.Jazz hands, a quiet shaking gesture of the hands that’s recognized by British sign language, is considered a more inclusive alternative to clapping, according to reports.“The policy was proposed in order to encourage the use of British Sign Language clapping during our democratic events, to make those events more accessible and inclusive for all, including people who suffer from anxiety,” said Sabb Roisin McCallion, an Oxford student union officer, The Tab reported. “Inclusivity is one of the Students’ Union’s founding principles.”The so-called clapping ban would be enforced at student union meetings and various university events where traditional applause "presents an access issue," the Daily Mail reported.The University of Oxford isn’t the first college to adopt the same measure.Students at The University of Manchester have also used jazz hands to replace applause at student union events since last year, the Telegraph reported.In 2015, the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom adopted jazz hands because the noise of clapping “triggers anxiety.”

OXFORDSHIRE, England —

Students at the University of Oxford will now use jazz hands instead of applause as a way to be more inclusive of students who have sensory or anxiety disorders that may become uneasy by the noise clapping makes.

Jazz hands, a quiet shaking gesture of the hands that’s recognized by British sign language, is considered a more inclusive alternative to clapping, according to reports.

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“The policy was proposed in order to encourage the use of British Sign Language clapping during our democratic events, to make those events more accessible and inclusive for all, including people who suffer from anxiety,” said Sabb Roisin McCallion, an Oxford student union officer, The Tab reported. “Inclusivity is one of the Students’ Union’s founding principles.”

The so-called clapping ban would be enforced at student union meetings and various university events where traditional applause "presents an access issue," the Daily Mail reported.

The University of Oxford isn’t the first college to adopt the same measure.

Students at The University of Manchester have also used jazz hands to replace applause at student union events since last year, the Telegraph reported.

In 2015, the National Union of Students of the United Kingdom adopted jazz hands because the noise of clapping “triggers anxiety.”